WORKSHOP OF THE GOVERNING BODY RICE, TEXAS Tuesday, March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m. Rice City Hall 305 N. Dallas Street Rice, TX 75155 AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call Troy Foreman Sheila Teague Rosa Vasquez Nick White Donnie P. Fisher Christi Campbell 3. Pledge of Allegiance The] Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag "I pledge allegiance to the Flag oft the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 4. Texas Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas State Flag "Honor the Texas flag; Ij pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 5. Prayer 6. Public Forum 7. Agenda Items a. Discuss the HUB What future does the council want for the HUB City staff managing property VS rental management company b. Discuss new language in Employee Manual for Increment Weather, fraternization and adding lieutenant to police employees C. Mini excavator d. Compensation for the council and mayor for meetings e. Renew required training (TML website) 8. Adjourn Ihereby certify that the above notice ofthe meeting was posted on the bulletin board of City Hall, City of Rice, Texas, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the day of 2025, by 5:00 p.m., and remained posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. Name Title 7a. Discuss the HUB - 7b Discuss language in the Employee Handbook: Increment weather Fraternization Adding Lieutenant to jobs under police department SECTION 10: AUTHORIZED LEAVE WITHOUT PAY In circumstances not falling within other provisions of these rules, the city council may authorize an employee to take leave without pay under such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreeable. The city council may revoke such authorization at any time. Employees taking leave without pay shall not lose or gain seniority. Leave without pay shall not ordinarily be authorized for periods more than (30) calendar days. All employee benefits will remain in effect during periods of authorized leave without pay. SECTION 11: CHILD CARE LEAVE In accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act. SECTION 12: ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE An employee failing to report for duty or remain at work as scheduled without proper notification, authorization, or excuse for two consecutive days shall be considered as absent without leave which constitutes abandonment of duties. Absence without leave shall be considered an employee's resignation from the city. In such cases, the employee's separation shall not be in "good standing". SECTION 13: ABSENCE DUE TO OFFICE CLOSURE In inclement weather or disaster, it may be necessary to limit city services. In these situations, the City Administrator and the Mayor will make the determination. A decision to close the office will be made using all the available information, including but not limited to, the Navarro County Office of Emergency Management. If the decision to close the office, employees will be paid. Personnel essential to services that must be carried out during inclement weather or disasters may be required to report to work att these times. If essential personnel is called in to work after the office has been closed, this employee will receive comp time in addition to their daily wage. If an office closure decision is not made, employees should consider their own safety and the safety of others when deciding whether to report for work. Ifitis not possible for the employee to report to work, department absentee procedures should be followed. 28 If inclement weather or disaster (declared or not) prevents an employee from reporting to work or requires the employee to leave work, appropriate leave (e.g. vacation, comp time, personal day or accrued holiday) must be used. The employee may, with supervisory approval, work additional hours within the same work week to make up for lost time. If a probationary employee is affected, time may be deducted from the employee's current leave accrued. If the options noted above are not possible, leave without pay me be used. Sick leave cannot be used at this time. If an employee is not able to report to work due to poor road conditions or other weather-related difficulties, they should contact their supervisor as soon as possible before their scheduled shift start time to report their situation. The City Administrator will monitor the weather advisories from the Office of Emergency Management. The Mayor and City Administrator may follow the Rice Independent School District's decision to close, have a delayed start or continue business as usual. 29 involved shall not acquire any status or rights in the position to which temporarily appointed. SECTION 5: NEPOTISM AND FRATERNIZATION The purpose of this policy is to establish the nepotism and fraternization policy for the City of Rice. This policy is intended to avoid conflicts of interest between work-related and personal/family conflicts from affecting the workplace; and decrease the likelihood of sexual harassment and/or gender discrimination in the workplace. No person related within second degree of affinity or within the 3r degree of consanguinity to the mayor or any member of the city council shall be appointed to any office, position, or other service of the city, but this prohibition shall not apply to officers or employees who have been employed by the city continuously for more than (2) years prior to the election of such member of the council or mayor. In addition, the department head shall not approve the appointment to any supervisor's work group, any person who is related within the 2nd degree by affinity or consanguinity to that supervisor. (See Appendix 1: Nepotism Chart.) Public trust, safety and City morale require that employees avoid the appearance of a conflict between their professional responsibilities and any involvement that they may have in romantic or sexual relationships with other City employees. In order to promote efficient operation of the City and to avoid misunderstandings: complaints of favoritism, other problems of supervision, security, morale, and possible claims of sexual harassment and/or gender-based discrimination, romantic relations between supervisors and subordinate employees are prohibited. Public trust, safety and City morale require that employees avoid relations that may negatively impact on the efficient operation of the City. Some departments have access to confidential information or are involved in personnel decisions of other departments. SECTION 6: RESIDENCE There shall be no absolute residence requirements for city employment except as may be provided by the law. Employees likely to be called to work in cases of emergency may be required to reside within reasonable commuting ranges of their workplace. Employees allowed to operate city vehicles between their place 15 Police Department Personnel (reports to Chief of Police) POLICE LIEUTENANT The Lieutenant is responsible for completing the duties required for a Patrol Officer as well as: acting in place of the Chief of Police due to absence or designation; conduct inspections of assigned areas, equipment, programs, projects and personnel; submit accurate and time reports, complaints, investigative findings, and employee documentation; evaluating officers under the command of the Lieutenant, taking appropriate actions based on those evaluations, and forwarding the information to the Chief of Police and Patrol Sergeant; any other task assigned by the Chief of Polise deemed necessary. Police Department Personnel (reports to Chief of Police) POLICE SERGEANT Full - time or part - time position. Provides technical assistance and assists in supervision of other assigned officers. Journeyman level responsibility for providing leadership and participating work of assigned officers. Makes periodic check of equipment, officer appearance, conduct, safe procedures, on-scene crime investigations, and accident investigations. Helps train new personnel. High School Diploma or GED. Prefer intermediate TCOLE Certification, minimum of two-year experience. Salaried or hourly position. POLICE OFFICER Full or part time position. Patrols assigned area, respond to emergency calls, and takes necessary actions. Directs traffic. Issues citations and investigates accidents. Prepares Patrol, offense, and arrest reports. Gives advice to citizens concerning laws and ordinances. Guards and transports prisoners. Maintains vehicle and equipment. High School Diploma or equivalent. State TCOLE Certification. Salaried or hourly position. POLICE CLERK Full or part- time position. Types letters, forms reports, files. Acts as office receptionist. 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Only one limitation exists: an elected officer cannot receive a pay increase that was approved during the term for which he or she is elected. Such an increase will become effective only after the next general munici9pal election at which the office is filled. (Local Government Coder Section 141.001). In Type A and B general law cities, no maximum salary amount is fixed for aldermen. Therefore, the governing body can set councilmember compensation at any level it decides. Only one limitation exists: an alderman cannot receive the benefit of a pay increase adopted during the term for which he or she is elected. Such increase will become effective only after the next general municipal election at which the office oft the alderman serving at the time of the pay increase is filled (Local Government Code Chapter 141). R 7e. Renewing the required training. Public Information Act, Open Meetings Act, and Cyber Security TML Website has all the required training on their webpage. & 8. Adjourn